Hardware Engineering Manager

About Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc.(formerly known as Delta Controls).

Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. (a subsidiary of Delta Electronics) is a leading building controls manufacturer with over 300 partners in more than 80 countries. For over three decades, we have provided innovative building automation solutions for commercial, healthcare, education, and leisure facilities. We delivered the world's first fully integrated BACnet building solution for HVAC, lighting, and access control.

Job Summary

The Hardware Engineering Manager is responsible for overseeing the design and development of hardware products in the Product Development department, while taking into consideration the goals of the company and the needs of the customers. This role is responsible for ensuring Delta Intelligent Building Technologies standards and processes, along with engineering best practices, are being followed and continually improved upon throughout the design, verification, validation and manufacturing phases.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Drive best practices around the design & development of embedded hardware products and collaborate on interdepartmental process optimizations
• Provide technical direction and guidance for hardware development.
• Identify the optimal application of technology and engineering resources to meet product development and/or customer requirements.
• Ensure that the products are fully and correctly defined and documented.
• Assign technology research and investigations.
• Perform line management duties for personnel, including performance appraisals and pay reviews.
• Facilitate professional development for team members including training and other career development opportunities.
• Recruit Hardware Designers in conjunction with the Human Resources Department. This includes the hiring of full-time, part-time, contract and student (co-op) staff for hardware functional group.
• Create and manage a budget for the Hardware functional group.
• Provide consultative inputs to project schedules as needed.
• Verify that the Project Teams follow company processes and procedures as well as standard Engineering practices and principles. Audit performance and maintenance of records.
• Develop, coordinate and implement improvements in hardware development
  
  methodology, tools and best practices ensuring best fit with corporate and end-
  
  customer requirements
• Derive and maintain suitable performance metrics to measure hardware development performance.
• Experience implementing processes around DFX (DFM, DFT, DFR, DFSC)
• Experience in reliability engineering concepts (DFMEA, PFMEA, HALT).
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering or equivalent related experience; Mechatronics option preferred.
• P.Eng. required.
• 10+ years in high volume manufacturing of which 3+ years are in a managerial role.
• Proven management ability.
• The ability to identify and build on distinctive strengths within a team.
• Strong interpersonal and technical communication and writing skills.
• Solid understanding of engineering technical issues and needs as they relate to our industry.

Work Location: In-office environment that is currently 3 days per week

City: Surrey

Type: Full-time, Permanent

Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000

This range reflects the minimum and maximum target payable for the base salary of new hires across all Canadian locations. Actual compensation may vary outside this range and is dependent on various factors.

Why work for us?

We provide fantastic opportunities to individuals passionate about business and technology. Delta Electronics products are the most energy efficient power products in the industry and our company is perfect for those who want to create, design and build sustainable solutions using massively scalable, big-data architecture, with a strong focus on building automation. Here are some of the Delta perks you'll receive from day 1

• Employee & safety centric culture with the possibility of remote work
• Flexible hours and scheduling available
• Competitive total compensation along with generous vacation allowances
• Three weeks of vacation
• In-house & external training provided along with education support and opportunities for growth
• Company funded annual personal development budget
• Financial benefits & planning such as group RRSP & company match
• Employer paid premiums for extended healthcare and family-focused benefits (health, vision and dental)
• Travel insurance coverage and access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness - onsite fitness center & company reimbursement for personal gym memberships
• Internal Recognition & Service Awards
• Employee Referral bonuses
• Transit accessible with free onsite parking
• Regular company events such as "Food Truck Fridays", Lunch & Learn and other planned activities